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Backstrap Weaving with Laverne Waddington
Black Sheep Handweavers Guild presents: Backstrap Weaving with Laverne Waddington APRIL 19th – 21st, 2013, Menlo Park, California One of the more miraculous benefits of crafts such as backstrap weaving is that it soothes our neurons. Not only are we making something unique, beautiful and long-lasting, but as we sink into letting our fingers learn […]
Continue readingLoom & Shuttle Meeting Feb 2
John Edmark, professor at Stanford University will speak at the Feb 2 meeting of the Loom & Shuttle guild. His talk is entitled: Optical Color Mixing for Weavers. The Guild meets from 9:45 – noon at: St John’s United Church of Christ 501 Laguna Honda Blvd San Francisco, CA 94124 A study group on “Weaving […]
Continue readingTEXTILE <span class='sans serif'> * </span> GAMES – Getting Ready for the Felted Shot-Put Throw
This year’s Textile Olympics is a great way to show off your shuttle throwing muscles. A special Textile Olympic event has been designed with medals awarded for the longest three throws of a three pound felted weight. I don’t think your best underhand throw is going to cut the mustard here. Try watching this video to get […]
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